Tony Zale wins title... Adolph Hitler Speech...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1940



* Boxer Tony Zale victory

* Boxing middleweight title fight

* 1st time a World champion

* Adolph Hitler speech

* "Peace of Destruction"

* Reichstag building, Berlin



The front page has a five column heading: "British Call Hitler's Peace Offer 'Old Stuff'" with subheads. (see images) Large portion of the speech on page 6... See More  

1928 Great Rockford airplane... Bert Hassell...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 20, 1928



* Bert R. J. Hassell - aviation pioneer

* The Greater Rockford Airplane - Illinois

* Missing in Greenland ?



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. ORDERS HASSELL SEARCH" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1961 Hugh Hefner's letter to the editor...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1961



* Hugh Hefner - Playboy magazine fame

* New Orleans Playboy Club & segregation

* His letter to the editor assailing the laws



Page 2 has a letter to the editor from Hugh Hefner headed "From Playboy's Hugh Hefner" complaining about the segregation laws in New Orleans affecting his Playboy Club there. This club jus... See More  

1980 Stars Wars & The Shining movies opening day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 26, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Opening week film review and movie advertisement

* "The Shining" opening week advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Third week for "Friday the 13th" ad



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening of "Star Wars, The Empire S... See More  

Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 2, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Just a few days away - imminent

The front page has two column heading: "Japan Reopens U.S. Talks, Continues Rush To Arms; FDR Sees Stark" (see images) The Japanese armada were already on there way towards Hawaii.

Complete with all 26 pages, small library label on the front page, light toning at ... See More  

Amazin Mets 1969 World Series baseball game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1969



* New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles

* 1969 World Series of baseball (game 3)

* "Amazin Mets" "Miracle Mets"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "METS, LED BY AGEE, BEAT ORIOLES, 5-0; LEAD 2-1 IN SERIES" with subheads and three related photo. Much more in the sport's section with headlines, photos and box ... See More  

1964 Malcolm X... Woody Allen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1964



* Malcolm X editorial - Muslim human rights activist

* Greenwich Village cafes performance advertisements

* Early Woody Allen as a stand-up comedian advertisement



Page 3 has a editorial headed: "Whites Cheer Malcolm X For Blasts at Whites" coverage continues on another inside page. He would be assassinated less than a y... See More  

1899 Battle of Talana Hill...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 21, 1899



* Battle of Talana Hill - Glencoe

* Second Boer War - South Africa

 

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE BRITISH AND BOERS FOUGHT FOR EIGHT HOURS" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fr... See More  

1942 Eddie Rickenbacker found alive....

HERALD EXPRESS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, November 14, 1942



* Eddie Rickenbacker found alive

* American World War I airplane fighter ace

* Adrift at sea for 24 days



The front page has great banner headline: "SAVE RICKENBACKER, 5 OTHERS FROM SEA" with subhead. Pictorial and banner heading on page 3. And more on page 4. First report coverage on the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacke... See More  

Premiere of "Top Gun", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles, California, May 11, 1986



* Best "Top Gun" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day (5 days prior) movie premiere

* Military action drama film - Tom Cruise



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Top Gun" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment indust... See More  

The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band



A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article headed: "Frontier on Tompkins Square - p. 14"... See More  

Aberdeen, Washington hotel fire of 1949...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 4, 1949 



* Lafayette Residential Hotel fire 

* Aberdeen, Washington 



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24: "HOTEL FLASH FIRE KILLS 7 ON COAST" "Screaming Guests on Ledges Carried Down Ladders---Others Trapped Inside"



Tells of the Lafayette Residential Hotel fire in Aberdeen, Washington.



Other n... See More  

1903 Alexander Graham Bell photo...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated May 2, 1903



* Alexander Graham Bell cover photo (nice for display)



The full front cover of the issue features a photo of "Alexander Graham Bell" which also features his signature below it. An article is content within.  Also within the issue is the latest Atlantic Line "Kaiser Wilhelm II".



This is a complete issue in 16 pa... See More  

Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice

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THE DOORS Jim Morrison gig ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1967



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* Village Theater performance advertisement

* Peter Max - American artist - psychedelic pop art



Page 18 has a early advertisement for "THE DOORS" which performed at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village. (see image)

source: DOORS: The Doors play an early 8:00 p.m.... See More  

Death of Henry Ford...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 8, 1947



* Henry Ford death

* Automobile pioneer - Detroit MI

* 1st report



This 10-page newspaper has a five-column headline on the front page: "Henry Ford Dies At Dearborn, Mich." with subheads and nice photo of Ford (see photos). Great for display!



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Little spine wear... See More  

1st airmail airplane service... 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1918



* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service (historic)

* 1st airmail stamp delivery - Woodrow Wilson

* James C. Edgerton



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIRST AIR MAIL IN WASHINGTON IN 200 MINUTES", "Flight from New York to Capital with Letters and Parcels Made Without Mishap", "Time... See More  

World premiere ad for "Planet of the Apes"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Feb. 8, 1968



* Planet of the Apes World premiere advertisement

* Science fiction film - movie - Charlton Heston

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance & album ads



Page 42 has a iconic 7 x 6 inch illustrated advertisement for: "Planet of the Apes" for it's World premiere at the Capital Theater in Manhattan. wikipedia notes: Planet of the Ape... See More  

Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass.., August 29, 1945



* Official Pearl Harbor attack report

* President Harry S. Truman releases

* Japan occupation just before peace signing



On August 29, 1945, with America’s enemies vanquished, President Harry S. Truman released the results of secret Army and Navy investigations into the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took the live... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" opening day ad.......

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 19, 1936



* Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times"

* Opening Day in Detroit, Michigan (eve)

* Movie - film debut advertisement & review



Page 8 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times", a silent comedy film, in Detroit, Michigan.

The top of the same page has a heading: "Chaplin&... See More  

USS Iowa battleship launching... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 4, 1936



* USS Enterprise carrier launching

* United States Navy - World War II fame

* Most decorated warship of WWII - 20 battle stars



The bottom left corner of page 3 has a tiny and discrete heading: "Plane Carrier is Launched" (see image) Interesting that the future most decorated warship of World War II would get such a small mention but it is what it ... See More  

2002 Hebrew University of Jerusalem bombing...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 1, 2002



* Hebrew University of Jerusalem

* Mount Scopus bombing - massacre

* Palestinian militant group Hamas



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Blast Kills 7 at University in Jerusalem" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images) More on page A10.

Complete with all sections (100+ pages), great condition.... See More  

1961 Cafe Bizzare photo...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 30, 1961



* Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village photo



The front page has a photo showing the outside of Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village with brief text. (see images) This was a folk nightclub where Andy Warhol first met the Velvet Underground and became their manager. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no r... See More  

1943 Operation Kutuzov... Orel, Russia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1943



* Operation Kutuzov

* Oryol - Orel, Russia

* WWII Red Army



The front page has a nice 3-line, 5-column headline: "RUSSIANS ENTER OREL, NAZIS FLEE; RED ARMY ATTACKS AT BELGOROD; WARSHIPS AID ADVANCE IN SICILY", with subheads and a related photo. See images for details.

Complete with 36 pages, "rag edition" (print for libraries), slightly ... See More  

1912 Women's suffrage movement...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 25, 1912



* Women's suffrage movement

* National American Woman Suffrage Association Convention - photos of delegates (see images)

* Suffragists - suffragettes



The top of page 3 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Present Officers of National Women Suffrage Association to be Re-named" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue ... See More